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I Dream of a Beam by ocmu

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made by ocmu for LD26 (COMPO)
**EDIT**
MAC USERS: Apparently this game doesn't work on OS/X. I'm looking into it, but there's not an ETA right now.
LINUX USERS: I also tested with Ubuntu 12.04. The applet didn't work, but the executable JAR did, so try that (click the "linux" link).

My first Ludum Dare entry blends minimalistic art and music elements to create a sometimes chaotic and sometimes tranquil environment. Part rhythm game, part bullet-hell shooter.

"Enemies abound! Minimize their existence and turn them into potato fodder! Shoot many at once for more points!! Don't get touched, they're deadly."

Hope you enjoy it! Let me know what you think.

Windows http://skyleanderson.com/games/april/LD26.jar
OS/X http://skyleanderson.com/games/april/LD26.jar
Linux http://skyleanderson.com/games/april/LD26.jar
Web http://skyleanderson.com/games/april/game.html
Source https://bitbucket.org/skyleanderson/ld26/overview
Original URL https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-26/?action=preview&uid=20933

Ratings

Coolness 95% 2
Overall 3.39 344
Audio 3.66 79
Fun 3.39 224
Graphics 3.18 452
Humor 1.64 980
Innovation 3.04 621
Mood 2.90 539
Theme 3.41 680

Feedback

wonderwhy-er
29. Apr 2013 路 14:01 UTC
Nice, I like what you did with music.
Shooting somehow feels off... I guess something there is just not what I am used to in similar games so expectations of shooting and result feel off but not sure...
LrdKzrth
29. Apr 2013 路 14:02 UTC
I got "An error has occured while running this applet. Please contact support to resolve this issue." so I couldn't run it :(
馃帳 ocmu
29. Apr 2013 路 15:27 UTC
Oh no! Can you tell me what OS you're running? Also, you might try to download the executable JAR (any of the OS downloads); sometimes the lwjgl applet loader gets finnicky about assets.
kochb
29. Apr 2013 路 16:05 UTC
I like the engine used. LWJGL is the leader in Java gaming.
Krise20
29. Apr 2013 路 16:39 UTC
you gotta tell me how to get the sound working in an applet. it wont load for me in my game.

Pretty cool game though :)
cahman
29. Apr 2013 路 16:40 UTC
Neat game idea! The audio was especially well done. But sometimes it seemed like the baddie cubes would spawn right on top of me...
Sab
29. Apr 2013 路 16:41 UTC
Nice game! I like the way what you do affects the music. Very unique and different! Awesome
karsyf
29. Apr 2013 路 16:41 UTC
Sorry can't run it, how can I get it working?
pjchardt
29. Apr 2013 路 16:48 UTC
I really enjoy the basic mechanic. Seems like it has some nice potential. I appreciated the restrained graphics and sound. I do have some issues with the controls. I found the fact that I stopped when I fired to be very frustrating. And the red guys got me pretty much every time. Some polish to flesh out the experience and I think this will be a fun web game.
Filth and Money
29. Apr 2013 路 18:52 UTC
Web version didn't work for me =/
cmayhem
29. Apr 2013 路 19:01 UTC
Quite fun, I like the music.
Controls need a bit more work, the way you stop moving when you shoot. Also I guess the enemies can spawn on top of you.
EdoMiyamoto
29. Apr 2013 路 19:26 UTC
Very good game !
Beerman
29. Apr 2013 路 20:05 UTC
Nice novel mechanic with the beam and multiple hit bonus. Love the explosions.
eteeski
29. Apr 2013 路 21:36 UTC
cool game. i really like how shooting squares makes music. the particles when they die are really cool tool. I really like it. i like that you included xbox controls. the only thing is that you stop when you shoot. i think it would play better if you kept moving normally while shooting. maybe even if the beam stays behind. it was cool though. could be a lot of fun.
kannas
29. Apr 2013 路 21:40 UTC
You did a graeat job with the music, man. On the gameplay side, it's a bit difficult to do all the work with only horizontal and vertical beams, but it was fun :)
ataxkt
30. Apr 2013 路 00:28 UTC
Sometimes I just die on startup :( One of the better avoider games in the comp!
CloudiestNights
30. Apr 2013 路 01:15 UTC
I liked how the enemies changed the music, and I liked how "minimizing" multiple enemies in one shot changed the sounds.
TheBenjaneer
30. Apr 2013 路 04:04 UTC
Nicely Done!
RARoadkill
30. Apr 2013 路 23:54 UTC
That is lots of fun. Well done.
Mark Hildreth
01. May 2013 路 00:00 UTC
Awesome job! I especially like the music, and the risk of missing damaging my score means I won't just be able to spam firing. Only complaint is when an enemy spawns almost directly on top of you.
NiceAlexanderAS
01. May 2013 路 00:40 UTC
WOW! very original bro! nice work :D
gmaker
01. May 2013 路 04:56 UTC
nice particles ^-)
delfino
01. May 2013 路 12:22 UTC
Looks beautiful, plays well. Great job! (Web version worked for me, I'm on chrome, Windows 7)
psychomonster
01. May 2013 路 15:32 UTC
very minimalistic, cool music and yeahh i little kind of geometry wars :) Nice... but there are a few problems with the controlls ... in europe the "z" and "x" keys are miles away from each other... but i like the game... played it 5 times :)
Hegemege
01. May 2013 路 23:50 UTC
Neat graphics and nice job with the audio. The small red ones started really close sometimes, almost instakilled, but other than that, the gameplay and controls felt smooth.
Ithildin
01. May 2013 路 23:57 UTC
Nice execution! I love shooters and rhythm games, and this one was a good example of both. It reminded me a bit of a couple of Bit.Trip games. Fantastic job :)

I didn't find any problem with the controls and I'm from Europe as well, but I guess that @psychomonster is using an AZERTY keyboard layout, so I can understand his/her point.
Boi煤na
02. May 2013 路 13:52 UTC
Very nice. the game is very complete and funny.
HybridMind
03. May 2013 路 00:56 UTC
A lot of fun and the rhythmic music was cool sounding too! I got a highscore of 13,214 in the end.
bigbazwa
04. May 2013 路 14:40 UTC
This was actually a lot of fun!
mrexcessive
04. May 2013 路 14:54 UTC
11k first try... little orange ones did for me. Nice game... Grindy music, plink plonk too... good job
Gremlin
04. May 2013 路 14:56 UTC
I like the music. And the combo scoring system.

I played the Windows Jar file.
Spiridios
06. May 2013 路 02:05 UTC
Loved this game! One of my favorites in the compo. The scoring mechanic was great. It felt a bit like a rhythm game the way the sounds worked and I think you should build that in. Like getting higher bonuses for shooting on the beat. Great job!
lightnarcissus
11. May 2013 路 15:46 UTC
Fun game. Particularly liked the aesthetics of the game.